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What We’re Really Listening To – 7/23/21

July 23, 2021

For those who missed our last installment, We post bi-weekly updates covering what the staff at Heavy Blog have been spinning. Given the amount of time we spend on the site telling you about music that doesn’t... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 7/23/21

Scott Murphy

July 23, 2021

Release Day Roundup

Editor’s Note: Do you think we “missed” an album this week? Click here. Each month, we always seem to come to the same conclusion when it comes to our Editors’ Picks column: Friday ... Read More...

Is This the Life? Cardiacs, the Band Every Weirdo Can Love or RIP Tim Smith (1966-2020)

Matthew Landis

July 22, 2021

Features, Interviews

It’s been a year since Tim Smith of Cardiacs passed away. In the chaos and confusion what was then pandemic early-days and a summer of Black Lives Matter protests, the announcement likely got lost in the shuffle somewhat. But since then, the loss of Tim Smith... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: She Said Destroy Return And Claim “To Ourselves The World Entire”

Eden Kupermintz

July 21, 2021

Premieres

I've been on a massive progressive kick recently; something about Summer, perhaps, has awakened my need for complex and challenging music. Which is good timing for She Said Destroy to approach me with the thir... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Let Burial In the Sky Carry You “On Wings of Providence”

Eden Kupermintz

July 20, 2021

Premieres

It's groovy progressive death metal time! Ever since we heard Burial in the Sky's first single from their upcoming release, The Consumed Self, we knew the band were set to scratch that very particular itch onl... Read More...

240 – Blind Guardian Deep Dive

Noyan

July 20, 2021

Podcast

Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! This week we finally do the Blind Guardian deep dive, as voted by our patrons! A lot of power metal, but at least almost all of it is really good. Enjoy! Join our community on Facebook! Or, if you want to get more involved, with ex... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 7/16/21

Scott Murphy

July 16, 2021

Release Day Roundup

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Explore the Breadth of the Doom Experience with Sugar Horse

Pete Williams

July 13, 2021

Premieres

As much as we all have our own little musical niches, I think every avid music fan likes to hear variations on the sound. You don’t want a bunch of carbon copy bands running around. You want music that sounds ... Read More...

239 – I’m 14 And This Is Colors

Noyan

July 13, 2021

Podcast

Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! Regular episode time, which is less regular than the non regular episodes. In which we talk about new material from Between the Buried and Me, Leprous, Trivium, Ophidian I, First Fragment, Hacktivist, Born of Osiris, Mutherload, and S... Read More...

Monthly Missive // July 2021

Eden Kupermintz

July 12, 2021

Monthly Missive

Oh. Hello. Yes, it's true; another half year has gone by. I'll be honest with you: times aren't simple in the Heavy Blog camp. I think it's been exactly one year since I devoted one of these posts (or an intro... Read More...